carpet or paint....? please look

[Gebrochen 10+ year member]

most people i build for like the paint. you have to do good woodworking from the start to paint though. the tighter the box goes together, the easier it is to sand and paint.

Great work there. .. and yes, have to have really good wood work or at least a belt sander to correct minor mistakes.

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

i left mine bare so the carpet does not absorb the Dbzz

 

[michaellane 5,000+ posts]

i left mine bare so the carpet does not absorb the Dbzz

lol but ive always had bare mdf and tired of it....just cant decide

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

you would not be disappointed with the carpet....i think it looks much more professional than paint. I'll do what ever you decide, but i'd rather do carpet.

 

[bread0710 10+ year member]

well i am debating the same thing and i think im going to paint mine, but the only way i will paint it is if you think you can get a result like this
http://www.caraudio.com/forum/showthread.php?t=223094

that is the only way i would paint it

most people i build for like the paint. you have to do good woodworking from the start to paint though. the tighter the box goes together, the easier it is to sand and paint.

**** they all look nice. i really like the marble look though its different.

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

lol but ive always had bare mdf and tired of it....just cant decide

paint it with the stone creations paint from home depot, for the texture(it will cover minor blemishes), then paint it with a base color, then dip a 3" paint brush into a small bucket of your splatter color, and fling it on with the brush brissels.

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

it's more time consuming to paint. and you have to do a clear acrylic or something or it will scratch with ease. they do have a duller matte clear acrylic spray that works well.

 

[99grandprixGT 5,000+ posts]

i like the look of carpet unless its fleckstone painted

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

it's more time consuming to paint. and you have to do a clear acrylic or something or it will scratch with ease. they do have a duller matte clear acrylic spray that works well.

that was one of my concerns....scratches.

 

[michaellane 5,000+ posts]

dang thisis getting even better....so stone paint then black then splatter it orange, purple, green, yellow and white then spray acrylic protector on it......hhhmmm or plain black carpet...

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

that was one of my concerns....scratches.

2 coats of clear acrylic, either the matte or gloss works pretty good. the most durable finish is probably polyurethane or varnish, but it takes forever to dry. it's a pain. clear gloss lacquer seems pretty durable too, but i've had problems with the spray on stuff streaking and showing spray overlaps. it doesn't go on as smooth.

 

[azimuth 5,000+ posts]

dang thisis getting even better....so stone paint then black then splatter it orange, purple, green, yellow and white then spray acrylic protector on it......hhhmmm or plain black carpet...

paint the inside of the port, and black carpet the rest.

 

[bonesninja 5,000+ posts]

paint the inside of the port, and black carpet the rest.

that was my suggestion. I'll do a pimp job on the carpet too. But i'll do whatever he wants

 

[mlstrass 5,000+ posts]

either charge him more to paint and and hope it doesn't get fuxored during shipping, or send it bare and let him paint it. Just do the prep work on all the screw holes/seams for him...

 

[kush-divinity 10+ year member]

Ah, the joy of decision time.

Everyone has a carpeted box. Screw that. Raw MDF or paint FTW. I leave all mine raw with the pencil marks still on it. Show off my scribbles I say.

Last box I built for myself, I had some Krylon enamel mixed to match my car. 10 coats of it, then 4 days to cure. Followed by 5 coats of PPG clear sprayed on. The paint looked 5 inches thick, still wet, and the brush marks in the blue looked so sexy.

Whatever you decide, make sure your box is fully sealed from moisture, as MDF will ruin fast if you have a minor leak. I say spray inside and out with Thompson's if you decide to carpet it.